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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE II.
Infant Mortality
Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under One Year of Age |
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All Causes—Certified Uncertified | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 46 |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | |
Diarrhoea | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Epidemic Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Atelectasis | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Congenital Malformation | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
Premature Birth | 12 | 2 | —• | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 |
Atrophy, Debilitv and | ||||||||||
Marasmus | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Other Causes | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Totals | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 46 |
Net Births in the year:—Legitimate: Live births, 1,664; Stillbirths,
35. Illegitimate: Live births, 62; Still-births, 1.
Net Deaths in the year:—Legitimate Infants, 44; Illegitimate, 2.